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Chapter 2
The next morning dawned and Paulina became aware of the smell of coffee and bacon wafting through the air. Getting up she forgot for a moment where she was until yesterday came flowing back to the front of her mind causing her to sigh and flop down on the pillow.
"So it wasn't a dream fuck..." Paulina mutter, the meeting with Sam wasn't what she hope was a dream, no that hadn't been so bad, It was the fact that yesterday she'd lost her job and had to tell her dad about it soon that Paulina wish was a dream, getting up and throwing her legs over the edge was an action that left Paulina flinching slightly.
"Yo, you awake yet?" Sam ask knocking on the door before coming in wearing a pair of pajam pants and white tank top and Paulina felt slightly uncomfortable that she dressed so revealingly as she remember what Sam had been doing last night.
"Hey have a good nights sleep?" the blond hair woman ask heading over to her as Paulina stood up and Sam place an arm over her shoulder.
"Thanks and yes I slept fine." Paulina replied unsure of what to say about what she saw last night.
"Good, I've just finish making breakfast so let's get you something to eat while it's hot." Sam told her leading the out of the room and down the hallway to the kitchen and was set down at the table, breakfast found a cup of coffee waiting for her and she gratefully wrapped her hands around it.
"Pancakes, bacon and eggs?" Sam asked from her place near the stove.
"Sure." Paulina yawned feeling like this was some kind of dream, how else would to explain that the day where Sam was cooking her breakfast had come, placing a plate full of food in front of Sam and immediately starting on the dishes. "You're not going to have any?"
"I've already ate, you might not realize this but it's past ten oclock already." Sam said surprising Paulina she had slept that long and groan.
"Oh God! Guess from losing my job and everthing else that followed and will follow take a lot out of me." Paulina mutter catching Sam's attention.
"You lost your job?" Sam ask and Paulina kick herself on the inside for letting that slip but at this point really didn't care.
"Yeah, I was working at a firm as a secretary until my boss fire me because I wouldn't sleep with him." Paulina said clearly not happy about it through Sam understood why she found herself forcus on something else.
"You use to work as secretary... were you any good at it?" Sam ask as she seemed strangely interested about it.
"Yeah I was, believe it or not I'm taking part time courses for my business degree at a local college." Paulina stated having gain a desire to own her on business one day or at least work at the top of one.
"Huh odd, I always thought you'd go to college to leans how to be a model or an actress. You centain have the looks." Sam said in a bore and Paulina reminded of one of the things she always hate about the former goth, it was how Paulina never could tell when she was being for real or if it was sarcasm but seeig ho they had just mat after some long she set it a side this time.
"Let's just say things never work out the way you want them too." Paulina stated, Sam just nodded letting finish eatting while she thought about something, after cleaning her plate Sam brought Paulina back into the living room and went to work changing her bandages, noticing that some of the swelling had gone down.
"Some how things been with your family?" Sam ask trying to start up some small talk.
"Well my brother gone to work at our Uncle Ricardo's ranch, My dad still the same as always though I'm going to hate having to tell him I lost this job after all the work I put into finding-"
"Un-hun that nice, so tell me about you work as secretary?" Sam said cutting her off and Paulina starting to feel like Sam was after something from her.
"Eh, well it was all pretty standard work that consists of supporting management, including project management, communication using my organizational skills." Paulina said telling Sam about all the functions she had to make sure were carried out to assist the other employee or may be for the benefit of more than one. She went on to tell about her dealing with correspondening society or organization, and admited new members and organizes official meetings and events.
"So you actually knew what you were doing eh, interesting." Sam said finishing up on ankle and Paulina was really feeling like something was going over her head right now with the blond woman.
"There that should do it, luckly it just a small spring and you should be walking in a week or so." Sam said getting to her feet.
"Thanks, give our past, you have no idea how thankful I am for you helping me out like this." Paulina and Sam smile down to her.
"Sure beside that all in the past now I see no reason that we can't be civil to one another now, just like it pointless care about how things went back then." Sam said before telling her she'll be back as the blond headed off o her room for something. Paulina lean back and thought over what Sam had just said about how it was pointless to care about the past, (Ease for her to say, she didn't lose her best friend Valerie like I did with Star.) Paulina thought and she was still unsure of what to think about what she saw between her and Kwan last night but there was no way she was going to ask Sam about it.
"Hey I back!" Sam said walking in holding a cell phone in one hand and held keys.
"Rather then calling a cab why don't I take you home myself?" Sam said and Paulina nodded.
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The ride to Paulina apartment had been short and quite with neither of them saying anything other then Sam asking for her phone number which Paulina give to her thought it was her home phone as her cell had been stolen. Pulling up in front of a rather large apartment complex Sam was about to get out to help Paulina but the latino just wave her off.
"You can stay, with the cane you gave me I can make it in on my own." Paulina said taking a hold of the black cane.
"Are you sure? It no problem for me at all." Sam said but Paulina wasn't to happy with needing to lean on Sam for so much up until now, and was sure she could make it on her own for this little bit.
"Yeah I'm sure but thanks for everything you've done for me." Paulina said opening the car door.
"Okay if you say so, but what will you do about the job you lost?" Sam ask and Paulina froze in place, truth was her dad was paying for her schooling so anytime she lost a job she had to tell him about it but with this last job being one she found herself and the reason for her losing it, her dad was sure to flip out and not believe her due to her track recored for keeping job longer then three months. Seeing the look of being trap Sam pull out a card that said Green Haven Incorporated.
"If you really need a job go there to the address on the card and tell the front desk I sent you." Sam said and Paulina smile feeling that meeting Sam after all this time was likely one of the best thing to happen to her in years.
"Thanks, I will." Paulina said getting out of the car and using the cane to balance herself.
"Sure Paulina, you take care of yourself now." Sam starting the car back up.
"You too, bye." Paulina waving as her old nemesis drive off, looking down at the card Sam gave her Paulina couldn't help but wonder if her luck was finally starting to change for the better.
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After two weeks of bed rest Paulina was back on her feet and walking up to a very big building name Green Haven Incorporation while looking at the business card Sam had given her.
"This is it, let try not to screw it up or it facing a red face Papa again." Paulina mumble carrying a portfolio and walking through the front dressed casually, faded jeans, white blouse and black leather jacket, but they in no way diminished the overall effect to the males on looker and hope, they did the job if her new boss was a man. Seeing the front desk walk Paulina right up to it and wait for the lady to finish her call.
"Sorry about that, my name is Jenny now how may I help you?" the brown her administratore ask.
"Hi, I was told by a Sam Manson to come here to speak with someone about a job." Paulina said causing Jenny to raise an eye at the young lady before her.
"I see and you name is?" Jenny ask and hearing it Jenny pick up the phone and made a call to someone.
"Hello I have a Paulina Sanchez down here saying that she was... really!? Are you sure? No I didn't mean to question you I just- I mean I'll send her right up!" Jenny said quickly before hanging and looking at Paulina incredulously.
"Umm you can just take the main elevator to the 47th floor and you'll be pointed to the right place to go... but I got to ask. How in the world do you know the CEO?" Jenny ask dumbfounded while Paulina just raise an eye brow, (So Sam is friends with the CEO of this place? They must be really close if she was able to get me a job so easely.) Paulina thought walking away.
"Guess I just got friends in the right places." Paulina said heading to the elevator though on the inside she still wasn't sure her and Sam could really be called friends yet. The ride on the elevator was made into a kind of hell due to Paulina dislikement for the piped music most elevators tened too play but thankfully it ended quickly as she reach the top floor. Outside waiting was a young man with a note pad writing something down on it.
"You must be Miss Sanchez, just head down the hallway to the left and through the big glass door. The CEO is waiting for you." he said before getting on the elevator himself, seeing the office of her new employer right in front of her Paulina steel herself before moving on ward, (No backing down no, beside I'll show Papa That I can make with him always look out for me.) Paulina thought reaching the glass door and pulling them open to see nona other then Sam in a gray business suit wiith her hair tie back into a pony tail sitting at a desk doing paper work, now Paulina would admit there were times were she was not the sharpest knife around but it didn't rocket scientist to puttw and two together.
"Sam your... the CEO!?" Paulina said incredulously and still not quite believing her eyes just what the hell had she been up to this past eight years, looking up Sam saw Paulina had came in.
"I was wondering when you come here, any longer and I'd have had to find someone else." Sam stated half-smiling and finish doing a few last touchups on her paper work befo telling Paulina to sit down.
"This is... wow! You own this place?" Paulina ask placing her portfolio on the desk as Sam pulled it to herself.
"Yes. among other things." Sam replied setting it down and looking at Paulina.
"As you likely already guess, I'm looking for a new secretary. Had to fire my old one because of centain things she did that didn't look good on me." Sam said causing Paulina to blink a few times.
"And you want me to replace her?" Paulina ask pointing at herself as Sam sigh.
"Look I'm going to be truthful, I'm not sure this is a good idea on my part what with me remembering your work ethic from school and all but-"
"I can do!" Paulina cut in surprising Sam as she jump abit.
"I know I blew all my work off on others back in high school, but I've learn how to do things on my own. I can do this!" Paulina stated not about to let this job slip through her fingers, Sam look at the latino american for a moment before leaning on her elbow and placing her face in her hand.
"Are you sure? I'm not sure how it went at your old job but being my secretary mean there'll be a lot of work pal onto you and when I say get it done I want it done." Sam told her and Paulina nodded.
"I don't care, I can handle any work load you throw onto me." Paulina replied with determination in her voice, Sam stare at her for a full minute before a smirk made it way on her face.
"You talk big but can you back it up, I'll just have to see won't I." Sam told her pulling out a application form.
"Full this out and we'll get you started next monday morning." Paulina wasted no time having Sam show her the appropriate places sign and what to write down. after two hours of pape work the doors open as someone gave a light tap before coming
"Yo Sam, thought I'd drop off that movie I borrow before heading to work." Paulina's head snapped up at that voice, it was one she haven't heard in years turnning around she gasp at seeing him again.
"Danny?... Danny Fenton?"